Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-28
District Govern unent Affairs.

MISCELLANEOUS.
FRANK BALDWIN, the contractor who erected the
Towers school building for the District Is notified
by the Commissioners that there is pile OF earth
excavated In the erection Of The building still re-
naming on the ground and that unless he re.
moves 1t in "a hours the District viii have 1t done
at his expense.
CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
The appointment OF T. V. BeggS as general In.
speotor Of streets has been revoked and he has
Deen appointed inspector of streets and sewers, to
TAKE effect January 1, 1888 The appointment OF
ers has been revoked and he has been appointed
Inspector OF minor repairs.
building inspector In addition to the office he al.
ready holds without additional compensation, to
superintehd the repairs and other work upon the
the District
THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON.
MT. w. e. Dodge has been informed by Colonel
response to his request for certain infor:
nation regarding the streets OF Washington, that
the character and extent or the pavements are as
lo T.. sheet asphalt, 81. "a miles; coal tar,
crete pavements 6964. Paved with granite,
21.50 miles; cobbie ana blue rock, l2.7s miles;
macsdam, s.19 miles; gravelled streets, 1896
streets, s4Os. Grand total, 2326..
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MARRIAGE LICBNsEs--MarriaSe licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court TO Herbert
c. Brooks, OF King George County, Va, and Jennie
l. Pratt, OF Alexandria, Va; BenJ L. Taylor and
Sadie Z. Newman, OF Prince Georges County, Md.
w. Dearmyer and Lizzie Herndon; George Allen,
OF Keyport, N. j., and Rosa De Mario; George
Schenck and Mamie Finney; w. +. Ochsenreiter
and Florence c. Kelly; Frederick Sharp and Char
lotte Clark; W. G. 1idball and Florence K. Duffy
Richard 5. Camper and Carrie A. Mason; w. II.
Mitchell and Josephine Thomas; John Smith, OF
Prince Georges County, Md, and Phebe Green
Howard M. Arinstead, OF Mariana. Fla, and
Mary I. Minor; Lewis II. Sayton, OF Fredericks-
burg, Va, and Annie G. Kendall; Charles E.
Wheeler, of West Point, Va, and Anna Gross;
Aaron Bankett and Rebecca Bruce; John Butter
and Mary Holmes.
He HAD DREAM.-Geo. Jones, q neatly dressed
colOred man, was in the dock before Judge Smell
this morning charged with being suspicious
person. His counsel pleaded not guilty. Officer
Rogers testified that about l O'Clock this morning
ne arrested the defendant In the rear OF house at
the corner OF 22d and streets. lie had in his pos
session some things which he said he wanted to
turn 10 servant who had given them TO him. He
said that he had visited the servant but that they
had had quarrel and he had been told not TO re.
turn 10 her house. This morning he said he was
dreaming about her, and as he Was a church men,
Der he thought he had better return her what she
had given him. He dressed himself and was there
court took his personal bonds.
DIED FROM Hrs INJURIEs.-Peter Randall. the
colored laOorer who was injured while at work on
WILSON'S and Lanham'S stations yesterday, died OF
FreedmanS Hospital last night. The body was
removed to the mOrgue this morning, and was
afterwards turned over TO relatives Of the deceased